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Peer reviewedNg, Sally M. – Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 1976
Examination of the simplified characters adopted in the People's Republic of China shows that all such characters have been created based on phonetic, graphic or semantic principles. This paper discusses phonetic simplification and lists characters followed by their simpler forms. (CHK)
Descriptors: Chinese, Graphemes, Ideography, Language Variation
Peer reviewedTong, John S. – Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 1976
This article discusses the relationship between human gestures and the development of Chinese characters. The four main principles of Chinese writing are outlined, and the characters are discussed in terms of whole bodily attitudes, spatial relationships, and foot and manual gestures. (CLK)
Descriptors: Body Language, Chinese, Diachronic Linguistics, Human Posture
